"Tatl you are…" The old man sneezed again.
By then everyone's eye was twitching and everyone was growing impatient. Who would blame them? I mean you're probably dying to learn about Tatl's past too. Anyway… when the old man opened his mouth to speak he started coughing again. When he opened his mouth to speak-again- they had an unexpected visit. Tael came running in crying Tatl's name.
"Tatl! Tatl! The Great Fairy…" Tael stopped when he saw the angry/ annoyed look on Tatl's face. "What's going on?"
"Our "old man" won't tell us about our past!" She looked to the old man-who had somehow fallen asleep while they were talking-and flew to his ear. "Wake up!"
The old man bolted up. "W-what was I doing?"
"From what Tatl tells me, you were about to tell us about our past." Tael answered.
The old man looked at Tael confused for a second, before smiling. "Oh! Tael, when did you get here?"
Tael brightened up. "I arrived here a few moments ago."
"Oh, did you now." The old man coughed a little. "Now what was I talking about?"
Tatl gave a frustrated sigh. "You were telling us about our past!"
"Ah, yes! Tatl, you and Tael are fairies of light and darkness." Link's mouth dropped open. Navi's mouth would have dropped opened… if she had a mouth.
"You're kidding me, right?! Tatl is… is… a fairy of darkness?" Link asked with disbelieve.
"Heaven's no! She's a fairy of light!" The old man smiled again.
Link looked semi-shocked. "…Really. I figured she was darkness by her attitude."
"It's based by their color, not attitude." The old man answered.
Pretty much the only people who knew what was going on were: The old man, Link, and Navi. Everyone else was clueless. "Excuse me, but could you explain… what Tatl and Tael are?" Zack/Zelda asked.
"Sorry about that, Zel. I keep forgetting you and the others hardly know anything about fairies." Link rubbed the back of his head.
"Okay, Okay! That's start out with which one we are: Light or Darkness." Tatl said.
"Tatl, you're Light; and Tael, you're Darkness." The old man said.
"What makes us so different from the other fairies?" Tael asked ashamed. "I was kind of hoping that we were just like them."
"Tael! You guys are even stronger than the Great Fairies! When you become strong enough you will be able to transform between your form right now and your semi-human form! I wish I was you." Link exclaimed.
"I'm still confused. What am I again? A fairy of… light?" Tatl asked.
The old man turned to Link. "You seem to know quite a lot about this. Why don't you explain who they are?"
"Glad too!" Link pointed to Navi. "Navi is a Forest Fairy. Her life is spent helping a Korkiri or a forest spirit." Link pointed to Tael. "Tael is a Darkness Fairy. His and Tatl's kind were said to have been wiped out during the Great War around a hundred years ago. Your kind is known to have power over fire, earth/wood, and the dark/black elements." Link pointed to Tatl. "Tatl has power over water/ice, wind, and the holy/light elements."
"Wow. I had no idea that fairies had such complicated lives." Zack/Zelda said.
The old man looked pleased. "You know a lot about fairies. Are you studying them?"
Link shook his head. "My friend, Saria, taught me all I know. I found it really interesting."
"Oh! I almost forgot! The Great Fairy wanted Tatl and me to meet her. She said that it was very important!" Tael said out of nowhere.
"I'll race you there." Tatl challenged.
Tatl and Tael flew out of the room and raced each other to the Great Fairy's fountain. Link and Zelda/Zack were about ten feet behind and falling behind. The two pushed the boy guarding the hideout down and continued flying without a second thought. They raced threw Tingle's balloon and toward the finish line. Tael won by a wing.
"I finally won! Yes!" Tael jumped with joy.
Tatl smiled. "Yeah you won."
A minute and a half later, Link and Zelda finally caught up to them. After Tatl complained about how slow they were they continued walk into the Great Fairy's Fountain. Lucky for them the Great Fairy wasn't in pieces like before. When they reached the fountain the first thing they heard was a woman's laughter and then a huge woman came out of nowhere. She was huge and had long pink hair.
"Tatl, Tael, I've been expecting you. May I ask what took you so long?" The Great Fairy asked.
Tael flew up to her. "I'm sorry, but our father…"
"Figure!" Tatl yelled. She really didn't consider him a father.
"Well, he was telling us about who we are and what powers we have. I'm sorry to keep you waiting, Great Fairy." Tael continued.
"I'm glad that you know of your past. This will make things easier." The Great Fairy turned to Link. "You know of the missing maidens, do you not?"
Link nod yes. "We've been searching for them and were able to rescue four out of five."
The Great Fairy frowned. "There are six maidens."
Link hit his head. "Man! Who's the last maiden?!"
The Great Fairy looked very surprised. "You mean you don't know?!" Link and Zelda shook their heads. "The last maiden is…"
Link sneezed. "Sorry about that. Please continue."
Zelda smiled. "Someone might be talking behind your back."
Link also smiled. "You think so?"
Tatl turned red. "What about the last maiden! Who is she?!"
"The last maiden is…" She pointed to Zelda. "…Princess Zelda."
Everyone gasped. "Wait! I thought Zelda was a sage!" Link turned to Zelda. "Why didn't you tell me you were a maiden?"
Zelda hit Link on the head and he fell to the ground. "If I had known I wouldn't have gasped!" Everyone looked at Zelda shocked. Zelda rubbed the back of her head. "Sorry, I guess I've been hanging out with Tatl too long."
Link slowly pulled himself up. "Ow. She hits harder than Tatl."
The Great Fairy sighed. "As I was saying, we need to keep the maidens in hiding. When all the maidens are safe, then we can make our move."
Link raised his hand. "What if… by accident… a maiden fell into Ganon's hands?"
The Great Fairy hit her head. "Which maiden was it?"
Link gave a nervous laugh. "Well it was my friend Romani…"
The Great Fairy fumed with anger. "You idiot! How could you allow her to fall into his hands?! Her temple is Ganon's hideout! With each maiden in her temple the Majora's Mask grows stronger and stronger! And to make things worse Princess Zelda and Lady Romani share the same temple!"
Link coward in fear from her wrath. "Sorry! I only thought that there were four maidens! No one told me that my vacation would send me into an adventure!"
The Great Fairy calmed down. "You know what to do, right?"
Link nod. "I have to send Zelda into the Chamber of Sages and fight Ganon."
The Great Fairy lost her temper again. "No, you fool! You have to bring Zelda with you! Only a maiden of that temple can unlock its doors!"
Link coward in fear again. "B-but wouldn't that make the Majora's Mask stronger?"
The Great Fairy nod yes. "But don't worry! You'll have the fairies of Light and Darkness with you!"
Tael froze. "But Great Fairy, Tael has never been into a battle!" Tatl defend her younger brother.
The Great Fairy sighed. "Tael, it was foreseen that if you and Tatl participate in the battle your true power will awaken."
Tatl smiled. "Then it's settled!"
Tael looked at her scared and confused. "It is?"
Tatl nod. "We'll help Link and Zelda in the battle!"
Tael's look didn't fade away. "We will?"
Tatl nod again. "Of course, if what Link says is true then we'll be able to beat the crap out of him!"
The Great Fairy grew concerned. "Um… Tatl… there is a chance that your power won't awaken."
Tatl-of course-didn't listen. "I'm going to make him cry like a girl!"
"Um… she's not listening." Link pointed out.
Tatl turned to the Great Fairy determined. "Where is the next temple?!"
The Great smiled. "I'll take you there."
To be continued…
Kikyo's Killer's note: I thought long and hard about what Tatl and Tael should be. I had no idea for a long time, then-while I was in the shower- I got the great idea that Tatl and Tael could be fairies of Darkness and Light. I thought it would be kind of cool and it gave me some ideas on how to end the story. Sorry if you don't like the idea. I thought long and hard and this was the best I could come up with.
To Nysoku: He is dark in one of my one-shots that I'm not sure I'll post. It's really angst and its rated R. By the time you get this it's either going to be up or not. I still can't decide.
To FFlove190: Reply #1: I could careless what you did with it! You could give it to your pet cat/dog for all I care! Oh yeah! I got the die soon card. It was very interesting. Well tell them thank you… I guess.
To FFlove190: Reply #2: #glares at her# I like Yuffentines. In fact! I like any couple that has a really dark man and a hyper active teenage girl. It's really strange. I'm really strange.
To FFlove190: Reply #3: I took it off because it was a dare fanfic and I really didn't like it. If you ever see the manga/comic called book Alice 19th check it out. The series is really interesting and there are only seven books.
To Devil Seifer: You ate all the cookies?! Oh well! At least you made a replacement batch, and since I'm such a nice- slightly insane-girl I'll give you a monkey paw! It's supposed to give you three wishes and good luck…or maybe it was bad luck. I forget which one it is.